Darwin Charles Zander
Oct 31, 2018
Darwin Charles Zander, age 71, passed away on October 31, 2018. Darwin was born on July 24th, 1947. Unbeknownst to him until much later in life, he was adopted at the age of 2. Beatrice and Charles Zander gave him a tender upbringing in Livonia, Michigan. At the age of 5, he helped his parents build the family house. This...
H. Reid Gillespie
Oct 29, 2018
H.Reid Gillespie Of Livonia, age 93, went home to be with the Lord Monday, October 29, 2018. Beloved husband of Edith for 68 years. Loving father of Doug (Eleanor) Gillespie, Emily and Isabelle and Nancy (Daryl) Rice. Dear grandfather of Chris, Brett, Cory and Connor Rice. Great grandfather of Cole, Declan, Greyson, Caleb, Asher, Scarlett and Elias. Reid was a...
Patricia A. Heavener
Oct 28, 2018
Patricia A. Heavener of Livonia Age 78, October 28, 2018 Beloved wife of Paul for 53 years. Loving mother of Annie & David (Lori) Heavener. Dear grandmother of Blake & Morgan. Sister of Richard & Barbara Smith. Visitation will be held at the R.G & G.R Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Road, Livonia, Michigan on Thursday, November 1, from 2...
Anna Klocko
Oct 28, 2018
Anna Klocko of Redford Twp. Age 90, October 28, 2018 Beloved wife of the late Anthony Klocko. Loving mother of Christine (the late Franklin) Bracken, Joseph (Anna) Klocko, Anna Mitchell & the late Mary Hayes. Dear grandmother of Frank (Suzy) Bracken, Lisa (Arnis) Rudzitis, Brian Rodriguez & Daniel Mitchell. Great grandmother of Ava & Elise Bracken. Instate at St. Valentine...
Buckmon Woo
Oct 26, 2018
Buckmon Woo, of West Bloomfield. Age 78. Loving husband of Chee Ning. Dear father of Linus (Amanda) Woo and Dennis Woo. Beloved grandfather of Michael, Ava and Isaac. Cherished brother of Michael and Deborah. Buckmon enjoyed traveling and eating a variety of assorted foods. Visitation will be at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Saturday,...
Patricia Josefosky
Oct 25, 2018
Patricia Josefosky, age 90, October 25, 2018, of Garden City. Beloved wife of Ernest. Loving mother of Karen (the late Gary) Wolvin, Charles (Cynthia) New, Katie (Dale) Maschke, Kevin Mackenzie, the late Melissa Mackenzie and John (Laura) Mackenzie. Also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her brother Frank Connelly. Visitation Sunday from 2-7pm...
Ann M. Neipling
Oct 24, 2018
Ann M. Neipling, of Farmington Hills. Age 91, went home to be with the Lord on October 24, 2018. Dear sister-in-law of Barbara Neipling. Dear aunt of Nancy (Robert) Reed, Dan Neipling, Janice Driver, Daniel (Sandy) and Mark (Jan) Brandel, Annette (John) Restum and Carole (Scott) Bowyer. Also survived by great and great great nieces and nephews. Ann was a...
Patricia Pearl Fournier
Oct 20, 2018
Patricia Pearl Fournier, age 83, October 20, 2018. Loving mother of Roswell, Charmaine, Cindy, Brenda and Darlene. Dear grandmother of 18, great grandmother of 38, and great great grandmother of 3. Patricia was married, at age 17, to Robert Fournier They were married for 51 years. Patricia was a model for 2 years for Jim Handy Studios. She owned Bellemai...
Eleanor S. Russell
Oct 19, 2018
Eleanor S. Russell Of Grosse Pointe Woods, Age 101, October 19, 2018. Born in Chipley, Fl to Rev. F.F. and Louise Schell. Beloved wife of the late Fred Russell. Loving mother of Donald (Irene) Russell and the late Cathy (Jakob) Maerzluft. Dear aunt of Doug (Diane) and Dave (Sherry) Russell. Cousin of Cynthia White. A Memorial Service will be held...
Violet D. Smith
Oct 16, 2018
Violet D. “Tippy” Smith, age 95, October 16, 2018. Beloved wife of the late Donald. Loving mother of Craig (Pat), Blake (Karen), Linda (Roger) Fox, Donna (Mokrane) Ougache, Annette (Fred) Ogger, Therese (Dale) Flynn and the late Wayne. Dear grandmother of Dennis, David, Matthew, Kevin, Eric, Steven, Zachary, Rachel and Kahina. Great Grandmother of Maewyn, Esther, Gideon, Lillian, Rose, Riley,...
Frank Kopus Jr.
Oct 15, 2018
Frank Kopus, Jr. of Livonia, Age 94, October 15, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Grace Synowiec Kopus. Dear step father of Gregory (Patricia Nollner) Synowiec. Step grandfather of Tiffany (Dan) Lafontaine and Dominic Synowiec. Frank was a WWII Army Air Corp. veteran who served in the 100th Bomb Group. Funeral Service will be held at the R.G. & G.R....
Frances J. Watch
Oct 15, 2018
Frances J. Watch of Livonia, age 91, October 15, 2018. Loving mother of David Watch, Linda (Daniel Visger) Watch, Sharon Watch, and the late Wayne, Michael and Christopher Watch. Dear grandmother of Lindsay Watch. Aunt of Sandy Kent-Cross. Sister of Jeannette Bhringer, and the late Richard & Joseph Roza. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Genevieve Catholic Church,...
Lynn D. Olson
Oct 15, 2018
Lynn D. Olson of Plymouth, age 79 died peacefully on October 15, 2018. Beloved husband of Geraldine for 54 years. Preceded in death by his sisters, Carol Marshall, LuWayne Smith, Eldia Loren and brothers Elder, Robert and Kenny. Beloved and dear brother (in-law) of Rita, Russ and Sandy, Pam and Phil, Garry, Velma and the late Paul and Ken. Lynn...
John Patrick Mulrine
Oct 12, 2018
Mulrine, John Patrick of Livonia, Age 81, October 12, 2018. Beloved husband of Susan for 50 years. Loving father of Stephanie (Patrick) Gerrity and Christina (Kevin) Smith. Dear Bumpa of Annabel, Ella and Finley. A Visitation will be held for John at the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15451 Farmington Rd., Livonia, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 from 2 -...
Jack Van De Bemt
Oct 11, 2018
Jack passed away on October 11, 2018 at the age of 54 after a brave battle with cancer. Jack is the cherished son of John and June Van De Bemt. Much loved brother of Kathy Larimore, and Bill and Chuck Van De Bemt. Dear brother-in-law of Steve Larimore and Mary-Joe Van De Bemt. Adoring uncle of Nicole (Greg), Ryan (Kayla)...
Mary Hayes
Oct 10, 2018
Mary Hayes of Westland, age 62, died peacefully surrounded by her family on October 10, 2018. Cherished daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Klocko. Beloved wife of Rick Hayes. Loving mother of Brian Rodriguez. Dear sister of Chris Bracken, Anna Mitchell and Joseph Klocko. Aunt of Frank Bracken, Lisa Rudzitis and Daniel Mitchell. A Funeral Service will be held...
Elizabeth "Betty" Bjarnensen
Oct 6, 2018
Elizabeth "Betty" Bjarnesen of Livonia, age 86 Elizabeth (Betty) Bjarnesen (DiPaola) “Betty B” died on October 6, 2018 at St. Mary’s hospital in Livonia, after a short illness. Betty was born on February 20, 1932 in Gary, Indiana. She married her beloved husband Gunnar Bjarnesen on January 22, 1955. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Olivia and Albert...
Donald Owen Coleman
Oct 4, 2018
Donald Owen Coleman, of Livonia, MI. Age 87 December 4, 1930 – October 4, 2018 Passed away peacefully at Meadows of Canterbury on–the-Lake on Thursday October 4, 2018. Beloved husband of Jolly; loving father of Kim (Al) Avery, Stacey (Paul) Chewins & Don (Dee) Coleman. Dear grandpa to Kelsey, Cody, Cole, Laura, Alayna (Brian) and Amanda; great grandfather of Marlowe....
Debra Ann Cooper
Oct 4, 2018
Debra “Debbie” Cooper, died unexpectedly on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the age of 66. Debbie is survived by her children, Selena, Sonny Jr (Wendi), and Sheila; siblings, Robert (Belinda) Haskin, and Robin (Jeffrey) Bushong. Nine grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one on the way. She is preceded in death by her husband Sonny, her father and mother, Robert &...
Velita A. Butvila
Oct 4, 2018
Velita A. Butliva of Northville, age 91, October 4, 2008. Beloved wife of the late Stasys Butvila. Loving mother of Viktoras Butvila. Velita was a L.P.N. at Henry Ford Hospital for 40 years and continued helping people for many years after. She was involved in the Latvian Community. No service is planned. Memorials may be directed to Good JuJu Rescue...
